Downtown Baltimore Congestion Expected Thursday

There may be heavy traffic around Baltimore City Circuit Court and City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 10, according to the Maryland Transit Administration.

Pedestrian and vehicular traffic are both expected to cause delays around the municipal buildings, the administration said in a statement.

Bus traffic throughout the downtown area in particular is likely to be impacted, officials said.

A pretrial hearing at the Baltimore City Circuit Court is set to begin Thursday morning for the six officers charged in the case of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old who died in police custody in April.

The hearing will deal with the location of the trials.

The proceedings in Baltimore have attracted widespread attention.

During the Sept. 2 pretrial hearings to determine who will prosecute and how the officers should be tried, more than 40 media outlets were in attendance, coming from as far away as France.

Demonstrators peppered the streets outside the courthouse and city hall, where police blanketed the area. Officers were told they could not take leave Sept. 2 or 10.

Currently, there are not any planned traffic diversions for the hearing on Thursday, Sept. 10.

City officials have told the Maryland Transit Administration that there may be temporary lane closures.

See Also:

• Judge Orders Six Separate Trials for Police Officers in Death of Freddie Gray
• Two Arrested Near Demonstration Activities: Baltimore Police
• Baltimore Board of Estimates Approves $6.4M Gray Settlement
• Judge Denies Police Officers’ Requests to Remove State’s Attorney from Freddie Gray Trial
• Protests Begin Outside Freddie Gray Hearing in Baltimore
• Baltimore Police Fully Staffed for Freddie Gray Hearings

State officials say people should expect delays.

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